NEW PLYMOUTH SOCIAL NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 295, 22 May 1915, Page 6

NEW PLYMOUTH SOCIAL NEWS.

Misses Blcmierhassett, who have been visiting New Plymouth, have returned to Wanganui. Miss G. Casey, Auckland, is at present visiting New Plymouth. Mrs. Alexander, .Stratford, has been spending a few days in New i'lymoutli. Mrs. Milroy, who has been the guest of her daughter, Mrs. 'Gordon Fraser, Has returned to Dunedin. * * * 'Mr. and Mrs. E. Kobison, who have been visiting New Plymouth, have returned to Eltham. ■Mrs. Eairbane has returned to Wellington, after her pleasant visit to New I'lymoutli. Mrs. and Miss Balfour (Waikato) have been' visiting New Plymouth. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Cameron (Waitara) wen. l in town for a few days. Nurse Franks left for Wellington on Thursday morning. Mrs. James Wilson, who has been on a visit to Wanganui, has returned. Mrs. W. Loatham (Auckland) is the guest of Dr. l.eatliain. Tlic engagement is announced of Miss Margaret O'Rorke, daughter of Mr. J. C. O'Rorke of Oaonui to Mr. A. J. Taylor, of Oaonui.

Children's Tarty.—At tile invitation of Miss Kvie Fookes and Miss XinaNolaii; a bevy of children assembled in the l.ood Templar Hall last Thursday afternoon, the hours toeing from 3 to 0. p.".i. They were all requested to appear in. fancy dress, and to a grown-up person, these children (and they really were children in eVcry sense of the word), in their different representations of characters and coloring, enhanced with bright and happy faces, made one wish for the abilty to put back the hands of Time and join in the merry throng. The party was opened "with the "grand inarch," led by tiny 'Barbara Blackley as a jockey, drawn round the room on a black horse. Prizes were presented to" the .best-dressed tiny baby boy and girl in fancy dress and also to two oldf-r ones in the same classes, and the voting was done toy the children themselves, the following being the recipients:—Uarbxra Blackley (representing a boy), Margaret Moyes, Nigel Wilson and Jean Pott I'lo children were entertained with darcing and games, but when it came to teatime, oh! what a time they had! 'J he table looked a picture, massed with all the good things and decorated with pale pink chrysanthemums and lighted candles in silver candle sticks, with pale pink shades. Quite a sad look appeared on several merry face 9 when they found it was time to depart, but each and all said, as they bid adieu to their little, hostesses, it was just "the bcautlfullsst" party they had ever been to. Amongst those •present were: Evie Fookes, frog; Nina Nolan, pierette; Ernestine Fookes, Dutch girl; Sydney Fookes, clown; Ken. Fookes, professor; Harold Fookes, Dutch boy; Linda Medley, Red Cross nurse; Margaret Moyes, "Klue Bell"; 'Ursula Greenwood, "Little Miss Muffet"; Dan. Greenwood, baker; Kathleen Moyes, little country maiden; Gordon Payly, soldier; Vivienne Webster, "Afternoon Tea"; Nigel Webster, sailor: Allison Fookes. "Powder and 'Patches''; Effra Baily, "Little Red Riding Hood": Mary Russell. "Kate Crenawav"; Eleanor Gray, "Folly"; Gwcn. Bayly, Italian dancing girl; Christine Wyli'e, "Little Miss Muffet"; Victor Fookes (Stratford), huntsman ; Mary Fookes (Stratford), "Britannia"; Jean Pott, Dutch girl; Pat Sladden, golliwog; Mayo Kebbcll, boy scout; Cranston Gilmour, coom; two little Nops (boy and girl), pierrot and pierette; Joan Sladden, goose girl; Freda Hirst, fourteenth century lady; Margaret McHardy, "Daughter of Bacchus"; Roy McHardy, "Little Boy Blue"; two little Cliffs, fairy and "Winter" respectively; Nigel Wilson, student; Helen Wilson, Territorial; Gwen Barnitt, "Sweet Lavender"; Catherine Walker (French). Mac Robertson (British) and Mary Robertson (Belgian) as "The Allies"; George Walker, Red Indian; David Nolan, pierrot; Margaret Eraser, "Red Riding Hood"; Peggie Honan, fairy; Barbara and Lorna Balharry, little Japs; Peggie Griffiths, little country maiden; Peter Griffiths, cricketer; Audrev Webster, Quaker girl; Shielah McCleland, Quaker girl; Basil Hirst, pierrot.

Theatre.—Last Thursday evening, in the Theatre Royal, the Beaumont Smith and Leslie Hoskin Company placed before a Xew Plymouth audience a very merry French farce: "Who the Lafjy?" and although some of the remarks and situations were somewhat broad, the whole plot was hedged and sandwiched in with heaps of fun, thus affording, as it were, an excuse for mirth in this world of gloom. In her first appearance Miss Ethel Dane was robed in a coquettish robe of Mack and white silk, the bodice being made with a tunic that ends in long points in 'the front and is caught behind, with a cleverly knotted effect, and a cerise sash, with a white hat with black osprey plumes. The teagown was an extremely pretty creation of soft transparent ninon, in a oream shade, worn over an underskirt of palest pink crepe dc chine and caught together in the front with a wreath of pink roses. The win£-]il;e sleeves and the bodice were of soft lace. &n<T ncf. Another frock was of black ninon, the bodice being made over white silk, with a deep collar embroidered in red, blue and green tones, while the hat was of black tulle, trimmed with ospreys and pink roses. Very pretty was the frock worn in the last act. the whole effect being somewhat early Victorian, only without the crinoline. It was of a white transparent chiffon, with a loose bodice of pale blue satin, caught in with a sash, and worn over a three-flounced skirt, with tinv clusters of pale pink roses. A knot of j violets was worn on tlie corsage, and the white Victorian hat was trimmed with blue ribbon, and a cluster of nale pink rosea at the back.